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CHAP. XXXIX. 



New York, clear Atmosphere and gay Dresses. Omnibuses. 

 Naming of Streets. Visit to Audubon. Croton Aqueduct. 

 Harpers Printing Establishment. Large Sale of Works 

 by English and American Authors. Cheapness of Boohs. 

 International Copyright. Sale of Eugene Sue s &quot; Wandering 

 Jew.&quot; Tendency of the Work. Mr. Gallatin on Indian Corn. 



War with Mexico. Facility of raising Troops. Dr. 

 Dewey preaching against War. Cause of Influence of Uni 

 tarians. Geological Excursion to Albany. Helderberg War. 



Voting Thanks to the Third House. Place-hunting. 

 Spring Flowers. Geology and Taconic System. 



May 7. 1846. ON our return to New York, we 

 were struck with the brightness of the atmosphere 

 in spring, arising not merely from the absence of 

 smoke, but from the quantity of solar light as com 

 pared to England, this city being in the same lati 

 tude as Naples. The unsullied purity of the air 

 makes gay and brilliant colours in dress and furni 

 ture appropriate. 



Every fortnight the &quot; Journal des Modes &quot; is re 

 ceived from France, and the ladies conform strictly 

 to the Parisian costume. Except at balls and large 

 parties, they wear high dresses, and, as usual in mer 

 cantile communities, spare no expense. Embroidered 

 muslin, of the finest and costliest kind, is much worn ; 

 and my wife learnt that sixteen guineas were not un- 

 f requently given for a single pocket handkerchief. 



